Higher Ed: Page 395
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Berklee to offer music degrees online for half price
The college says it's the first nonprofit music institution to offer an accredited bachelor’s degree online.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 4, 2013 -
Use Adobe products? Hackers accessed info on 2.9 million customers
The software giant says it does not think decrypted credit or debit card numbers were taken.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 4, 2013 -
MOOC instructor shares her top 5 tips
Her journalism class had 3,700 students from 140 countries and all kinds of backgrounds.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013 -
Ask these questions before establishing a MOOC
A Duke professor lists issues to examine before jumping on the bandwagon.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013 -
What will higher education look like in 2020?
An Observatory on Borderless Higher Education report has three key findings for the not-so-distant future.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013 -
U.S. continues Times Higher Ed rankings dominance
No. 1 CalTech is among 46 American schools on the list.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 3, 2013 -
Boston U. can open infectious disease lab, says judge
Residents and environmentalists fought the lab, fearing the escape of such viruses as Ebola.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
Wis. lawmakers pressured to make becoming a teacher harder
A conservative think tank wants tougher admissions standards for education schools.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
City College of San Francisco lines up 4 chancellor candidates
Will the next chancellor steer the school into a better future—or its possible demise?
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
Deep Dive
10 popular MOOC instructors with brilliant Twitter accounts
Check out how they interact with their students and wider audiences. You might get some ideas.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
Google launches an analytics MOOC
The tech giant is taking yet another foray into online learning with its latest course on data-driven decision-making.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
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Sidney Ribeau steps down as president of Howard University
Ribeau's retirement follows months of inner turmoil and blows to the historically black university's image.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 2, 2013 -
$250M donation will fund Yale's largest expansion in decades
The Ivy League institution will build its first new residential colleges since 1961.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2013 -
N.C. law allows concealed carry on campuses
Several universities say they won't change existing bans.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Deep Dive
7 cushy amenities offered by colleges
Private bathrooms in a dorm? But of course! And it doesn't stop there.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Community college students getting younger
An instructor was surprised to see few "non-traditional" students in his classes — then he read the statistics.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Power outage, explosion at UC Berkeley
An attempt to steal copper wire may be behind the blast.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
MOOCs: Is product placement the next frontier?
One author wonders whether corporate sponsorship is next for online classes.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Government shutdown: How does it affect higher education?
Most faculty and students shouldn't see many effects — at least at first.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 1, 2013 -
Is e-mail the best way to reach students?
In the age of the social media and text messaging, many students see electronic mail as antiquated.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2013 -
KU professors: Guth's leave violates his freedom of speech
Was placing the journalism professor on leave for his post-Navy Yard shooting, anti-NRA tweet the right move?
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2013 -
University of Florida to offer bachelor's degrees online
The program will start out granting degrees in 5 majors without any classroom time.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
10,000 words will get low-performing students into Bard College
The prestigious liberal arts school will admit students with poor grades and SAT scores on the condition they complete four research papers.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Cheers! College lifts ban on employee drinking
Moody Bible Institute now says faculty can have alcohol on their own time.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013 -
Senator wants big change in student loans
Elizabeth Warren says they should be easier to discharge in bankruptcy.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 30, 2013
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